Defn: A player. [R.] Pope.
HISTRIONIC; HISTRIONICAL His`tri*on"ic, His`tri*on"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histronique. See Histrion.]
Defn: Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a
theatre; theatrical; — sometimes in a bad sense.
— His`tri*on"ic*al*ly, adv.
Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. De Quincey.
HISTRIONICISM
His`tri*on"i*cism, n.
Defn: The histronic art; stageplaying. W. Black.
HISTRIONISM
His"tri*o*nism, n.
Defn: Theatrical representation; acting; affectation. Sir T. Browne.
HISTRIONIZE
His"tri*o*nize, v. t.
Defn: To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically. Urquhart.
HIT
Hit, pron.